Reposted by Ed SimonsJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026What on earth is happening? 23833131341
Reposted by Ed SimonsRobert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It's hard to think of anything less British than the morons doing this to the heroic RNLI 531278313
Reposted by Ed SimonsAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 4920921251
Reposted by Ed SimonsLou Morgan @lmorgan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026BBC report on the radio makes a point of saying the mood was “intimidating but not hostile” in Dover this morning, right before describing the massed men wearing balaclavas and blocking key infrastructure as shouting “Whose streets? Our streets.” I dunno, lads: sounds intimidating AND hostile to me 1721177
Reposted by Ed SimonsJonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Farage's grinning response says it all. Every day Reform and its supporters reveal themselves for who they are and yet the media continues to treat them as just another normal political party. 191166432
Reposted by Ed SimonsStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will. 1402024425
Reposted by Ed SimonsLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 19/08/2026‘Scientists say they have been "stunned" by how quickly young children's lungs began to recover and grow after pollution restrictions were brought in where they lived.’ #ULEZbbc.co.ukChildren's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zoneChildren's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows. 04317
Reposted by Ed SimonsStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The world is run by the most depressing people who have ever lived. 423148
Reposted by Ed SimonsSeb Schmoller @schmoller.net · 29/07/2026Spot-on from @mrjohncrace.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... /1theguardian.comAndy Burnham wants to fix social care. It’s personal for him and for a lot of us tooFinally a grownup is in charge who speaks to voters as fellow adults. If he fixes this, he’ll achieve more than most other PMs 28321
Ed Simons @edsimons.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Is there anything worse than alighting on a pre-booked Lime 110
Reposted by Ed SimonsMichael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Hearing that Trump has intervened to overrule Gamu's elimination from The X Factor 0306
Reposted by Ed SimonsMollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Get John Terry off my screen 1450339
Reposted by Ed SimonsRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 21/06/2026For Fathers' Day, Keir Starmer posts a photo of his own father, who died in 2018, and a non-political message. The replies are a torrent of vitriol & cruelty, all with hundreds of Likes. We complain a lot about the quality of leadership, but there's a huge problem with the way we treat politicians 1682622478
Reposted by Ed SimonsChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 15/06/2026It is absolutely the perfect metaphor for this myopic and utterly thick US administration. Government By Unintended Consequences. 213716
Reposted by Ed SimonsDan Maier @danielmaier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Raffle now totally sold out but auction lots open til just after 8pm. So much good stuff. Like 2x Ian Rankin first editions signed *to you*. Jimmy Choo bag currently *2k* below value. Lunch for 2 with history maven Dan Jones! Loads more. Don’t fancy bidding, you can still donate. Thank you! 044
Reposted by Ed SimonsIan Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Beauty Banks is such a worthy cause. Memo to self: bung them some money. 161
Reposted by Ed Simonselia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Can confirm Fatboy Slim was with us 31255320
Reposted by Ed SimonsCHRSTPHR//JMS @jameschristopher.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Genuinely gutted. My absolute hero. Hockney allowed us to look past the dull grey repetitions of our lives and revel in the splendour of it all. It is wonderful to be alive, and Hockney tapped in to the vibrations of atoms with his paint, celebrated beauty, fecundity, vibrance, joy, love. Life. 15918
Reposted by Ed SimonsPeter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Important reporting www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘It was so terrifying’: care workers tell how they were trapped at home by Belfast mobSumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot were frightened they would be next as fires took hold on neighbouring houses and rioters set cars alight 314486
Reposted by Ed SimonsBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026there were already many reasons to do this but Elon Musk actively encouraging racist violence in Belfast should be the final straw for every UK government institution to stop doing business - including being on X - with him in any way, and for him to be barred from entry to the country. 6262091710
Reposted by Ed SimonsTariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 09/06/2026This will go down as a major stain on FIFA and its World Cup before a ball has even been kicked. Infantino has been banging on about the most inclusive World Cup and Africa’s top referee can’t even get into the country. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/w...nytimes.comU.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia 522427787
Reposted by Ed SimonsSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I know we shouldn't respond to the trolling, but Vance implying that Sikhs are part of a "mass invasion of migrants", when they fought in tens of thousands for the British in two world wars and even THE INDIAN MUTINY is 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 1183051637
Reposted by Ed SimonsDan Maier @danielmaier.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Loads of *amazing* auction lots and raffle prizes up for grabs - all to raise urgently needed funds to people in hygiene poverty across the UK. Check out the lots, buy some raffle tickets if you can - you'll be helping a deserving cause that urgently needs it! Thanks. uk.givergy.com/beautybanksh...uk.givergy.comThe Heist | Powered by GivergyBid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with Beauty Banks. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive items now 066
Reposted by Ed SimonsDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026When the father of a murdered son makes a public statement saying "we do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension", then I believe it's incumbent on any news outlet reporting on Farage's comments to ensure people know he has chosen to disregard the family's wishes. 633411163
Reposted by Ed SimonsMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16/05/2026One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided. 482427633
Reposted by Ed SimonsOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Reform is a protest party. A protest against decency, integrity, kindness, expertise, and progress. It's a party of pettiness and hate, and it is made up of petty and hateful people from the grassroots to the very top. What it doesn't have is competence. So good luck with the bins and potholes. 1692541749
Reposted by Ed SimonsRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The populist right don't give a crap about solving real societal problems. Just running a cretinous pantomime for people who mistake “owning the libs” for improving their own lives — while the men at the top quietly fill their pockets and walk away richer than ever. 1942337677
Reposted by Ed SimonsAndrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Fabulous how this is being reported as “Great news from gracious President” and not “World still cowering under unpredictable whims of mad, senile Emperor.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump to remove whisky tariffs after King's visitThe US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland's ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon. 1192
Reposted by Ed SimonsSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The real lesson of Reform’s war on the history curriculum - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @stephenkb.bsky.socialgiftarticle.ft.comThe real lesson of Reform’s war on the history curriculumProposals for a new patriotic syllabus reveal the ambiguous appeal of rightwing populism 14617
Ed Simons @edsimons.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Coachella sure rolled around quickly, seems like only a week ago it was on. 150
Reposted by Ed SimonsDan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026This entire clip down to the "Trump Orders McDonalds" crawl at the bottom feels like a fever dream, you couldn't recreate the cultural and societal trajectory that created this moment if you tried for a thousand years 23620119
Reposted by Ed SimonsIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Anyone who contributed to this event - the politicians and journalists who normalised him or submitted to his narratives, around the world - should hang their fucking heads in shame. They've put us in the most dangerous geopolitical situation for a generation and left a people at risk of genocide. 321116248
Reposted by Ed SimonsStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This should always have been the end of it.bbc.co.ukDonald Trump under fire for mocking disabled reporterRepublican presidential contender Donald Trump is criticised for mocking a disabled New York Times reporter. 471561237
Reposted by Ed SimonsSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now. 25153838711481
Reposted by Ed SimonsJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This is an extraordinary front page for a British newspaper to run. Donald Trump’s delinquency, derangement & imperilling of international security is somehow a stick with which to beat our own Prime Minister, who has negotiated the current horror show rather well. It is actually sickening. 3902941664
Reposted by Ed SimonsAndrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 19/03/2026If you still support this deranged, senile old fuck after this, there is no hope for you. 4389
Reposted by Ed SimonsChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 13/03/2026It’s hard to think of anyone who needs a kick in the nuts more than this dolt. 11236
